OKKO

OK in the chaos.

OKKO is a Belgian IT consultancy, founded in Liège in 2018. We step in when infrastructure gets complex, teams work in silos and skills are missing. Our job: bring order, deliver to production, and leave your teams self-sufficient.

Why OKKO exists

Before OKKO, François worked for a large Belgian IT service provider. As in many organisations, every domain had its own team: Windows, Linux, VMware, network, security. Each worked in its own corner, and nothing was unified. He built a first self-service cloud portal there, so clients could create and manage their infrastructure themselves instead of waiting weeks.

He wanted to go further: a real DevOps culture, cross-functional teams, and an end to the “not our fault, it’s the other team” reflex. The answer was no.

He was convinced that other companies were living the same thing, and were looking for someone to help them change, not just to write them a report. OKKO was born from that conviction in 2018.

The name

OKKO doesn’t mean anything. Internally, we say it’s because we are OK in the KO: at ease when things are chaotic. It has become our way of describing the job: arrive when things are complicated, and make them run.

François Van Ingelgom, founder of OKKO
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The founder

François Van Ingelgom has been building and running infrastructure since 2009:

  • At an IT integrator in Liège: VMware clusters for biotech and pharma companies, and for large companies in the Liège area.
  • At a large international integrator: mainframe systems and their integration with the open-systems world, for critical public services where availability is not negotiable.
  • At a fintech start-up that has since become a unicorn: cloud engineer. This is where he learned the cloud mindset and AWS.
  • At a large Belgian IT service provider: the first self-service cloud portal.

Every generation of infrastructure

From desktops to mainframes, from VMware to the cloud, then to Kubernetes and AI: François has worked with every generation of infrastructure. That is what lets OKKO help clients move from one to the next. He has been an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional since 2020.

The team

In the early years, François worked alone, with more work than time to change things. The first hire changed everything: with a strong team, you can take on any challenge.

The OKKO team brings together complementary profiles:

  • versatile cloud architects, on AWS and Azure;
  • Infrastructure as Code and Terraform specialists;
  • AI engineers;
  • Kubernetes and observability experts, CKA and CKS certified.

Who we hire

We hire for attitude first: people who are passionate about technology, self-taught, and easy to work with every day, for us and for our clients.

What we do, and what we don’t

Our field is cloud, Kubernetes, DevOps, AI and software modernisation. We would rather be excellent in this niche than average everywhere. If your need falls outside it, PL/SQL development for example, we will tell you plainly, and point you to someone better placed if we know one.

At a glance

  • Founded: 2018, in Liège (Belgium).
  • Clients: mainly in Liège and Brussels, and across the Benelux.
  • Languages: French, English, Dutch.
  • AWS Partner: member of the AWS Partner Network.
  • Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect – Professional (founder, since 2020), CKA and CKS (team).
  • Company number: BE 0700.442.443.

Contact

Let's talk about your project

Tell us about your context in a few lines. We will get back to you within two business days with a first take and, if it makes sense, a meeting proposal.

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contact@okko.be